NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1979 SESSION
CHAPTER 756
HOUSE BILL 728
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE TOWN LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF HIGHLANDS IN MACON COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. The town limits of Highlands in Macon County are hereby extended by the incorporation within the said town limits of the following described property:
BEGINNING on Corner 2 of U.S. National Forest Exchange Tract N-590, which is in the line between Corners 91 and 92 of U.S. National Forest Tract 1M-1 and being situated N 88º 25' W 0.76 chains from the said Corner 91, the said Beginning corner is located approximately S 1,650 feet more or less from the southwest corner of the present incorporate town limits of the Town of Highlands, North Carolina, runs thence with the boundary lines of Tract 1M-1, N 88º 25' W 19.84 chains Corner 92; thence, N 42º 12' W 19.58 chains Corner 93; thence, N 88º W 9.10 chains Corners 94, 860-4 and identical to Corner 6 of U.S. National Forest Exchange Tract N-470; thence, with the boundary line of Tract N-470, N 86º 59' W 11.82 chains Corner 5, which is identical to the 3rd described corner of the land described in the deed recorded in Deed Book A-9, page 121; thence, with the boundary lines of the same, the following two (2) courses and distances: N 12º 03' E 42.2 feet to an iron pipe; and, N 43º 57' W 339 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 43º 30' W 33 feet to a 12" black oak, the 5th described Corner in Deed Book I-7 at Page 316; thence, with the boundary lines described in Deed Book I-7 at Page 316, N 50º 30' W 300 feet to an iron pipe, the southeast corner described in Deed Book Z-7 at Page 228; thence, with 2 lines of the boundary lines described in Deed Book Z-7, page 228, N 19º 30' W 169.8 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 87º 20' W 100 feet to an iron pipe, the same being also the southeast corner of the land described in Deed Book B-8 at Page 82; thence N 02º 40' E 60 feet to an iron pipe, the northeast corner described in Deed Book B-8 at Page 82 and the southeast corner described in Deed Book V-10 at Page 167; thence with the east lines of the land described in Deed Book V-10 at Page 167 the next three (3) calls:
N 05º 34' E 232 feet to a fence corner;
N 46º E 48' to a locust post;
N 50º 17' E 934 feet to a 20' white oak, the northeast corner of the land described in Deed Book V-10 at Page 167 and the extreme south corner of the land described in Deed Book A-10 at Page 179; thence, with 5 lines of the land described in Deed Book A-10 at Page 179, N 29º 30' W 593 feet to a planted stone; thence S 59º W 589 feet to a mound of stones; thence N 21º W 429 feet to a planted stone, the southeast corner of the land described in Deed Book Q-6 at Page 292; thence N 45º 15' E 100 feet to a stake; thence N 07º W 462 feet to a planted stone, the northwest corner of the land described in Deed Book A-10 at Page 179; thence, with 4 lines of the land described in Deed Book Q-9 at Page 19, N 05º 59' 30" W 231.69 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 63º 22' E 97.53 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 09º 02' 15" E 120.05 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 08º 35' 30" E 441.69 feet to an iron pipe, which is also the southeast corner of the land described in Deed Book M-5 at Page 366; thence with 2 lines of the land described in Deed Book M-5 at Page 366, N 85º W 250 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 69º 10' W, passing the southwest corner of the land described in Deed Book M-5 at Page 366 at 365 feet, whole distance 385 feet, more or less, to the center line of N.C. State Highway No. 106; thence, leaving the centerline of the said highway and in a northerly direction 230 feet to a point that is perpendicular to the said Highway No. 106; thence in an easterly direction parallel with and 230 feet north of the centerline of the said highway approximately 1,450 feet, more or less, to a point lying 215 feet west of and perpendicular to the centerline of Arnold Road (also known as Roberts Road); thence in a northerly direction parallel with and 215 feet west of the centerline of Arnold Road approximately 850 feet, more or less, to the centerline of a small branch; thence with the centerline of the said branch and in an easterly direction approximately 230 feet, more or less, to the west shore line of Lake Sequoyah (the shore line of Lake Sequoyah being defined as a contour line 1 foot above the top of the spillway of the dam which impounds Lake Sequoyah); thence with the meanders of the west shoreline of Lake Sequoyah in a northerly direction to where the said shore line intersects the south line of the proposed land exchange between the Town of Highlands, N.C., and the Highlands District of the Nantahala National Forest, the said proposed land exchange being designated as FPC Project No. 693; thence, with the south line of the said proposed land exchange N 88º 01' W to the southwest corner of the proposed land exchange; thence, with the west line of the proposed exchange, N 05º 15' W 4.40 chains (290.40 feet) to the northwest corner of said proposal; thence, with a portion of the north line of said proposal, S 77º 24' E 5.60 chains (369.60 feet) to U.S. National Forest Service Corner 1 of Tract No. 534a; thence N 00º 31' E 7.42 chains (489.72 feet) to corner 2 of Tract No. 534a; thence N 69º 53' E 10.87 chains (717.42 feet) to corner 3 of Tract No. 534a, this is also the northwest corner of Lot No. 11 of Laurel Heights Subdivision as shown in Plat Book 1, page 146; thence, with the said subdivision boundary, N 66º 51' E 550 feet to the extreme north corner of Lot No. 8 of the said subdivision and a point in the south line of the 1st Tract of land described in Deed Book V-6 at Page 329; thence, with 3 lines of the lands described in Deed Book V-6 at Page 329; N 61º 15' W passing the southwest corner of the 1st Tract at 165 feet whole distance 377 feet to the southwest corner of the 2nd Tract; thence N 18º 30' E 208 feet to a stake, the northwest corner of the 2nd Tract; thence S 61º 15' E 212 feet to an iron pipe the northeast corner of the 2nd Tract, the northwest corner of the 1st Tract and the southwest corner of the land described in Deed Book D-8 at Page 111; thence with one line of the land described in Deed Book D-8 at Page 111, North 03º E 70 feet to a stake, the same being also the southeast corner of Lot No. 7 of the above mentioned Laurel Heights Subdivision; thence with the boundary lines of the said Subdivision the following six (6) courses and distances:
N 77º 45' W 132 feet to an iron pipe; thence
S 84º 44' W 193 feet to an iron pipe; thence
N 32º 24' E 844 feet to a white pine; thence
N 55º E 110 feet to a white pine; thence
S 01º 45' W 495 feet to a locust post; thence
S 88º 41' E 948 feet to a point in the center line of Big Creek, the northeast corner of Lot No. 12 of Laurel Heights Subdivision and the eastern terminus of the agreement described in Deed Book X-6 at Page 460; thence, with the center line of Big Creek, S 10º E 57.3 feet to a point the southwest corner of the land described in Deed Book J-7 at Page 326 and the northwest corner of the land described in Deed Book T-9 at Page 32; thence with the boundary lines of the land described in Deed Book T-9 at Page 32 the following 37 courses and distances: down and with the center line of Big Creek S 09º W 168 feet to a point at the intersection thereof with Moonshine Creek; thence leaving Big Creek up and with the center line of Moonshine Creek, S 21º 36' E 44 feet, S 37º 40' E 32 feet, S 22º 46' E 39 feet, S 11º 56' E 99 feet, S 09º W 82 feet, S 04º 35' E 112 feet, S 18º 28' E 57 feet, S 06º 48' W 35 feet, S 60º E 74 feet, S 82º 50' E 70 feet, S 72º 04' E 96 feet, N 79º 28' E 28 feet, S 43º E 33 feet, S 64º 15' E 44.2 feet, S 83º 31' E 126 feet, N 83º 14' E 31 feet, N 69º 54' E 69 feet, S 70º 10' E 35 feet, N 84º 48' E 22 feet, N 57º 45' E 59.8 feet, N 60º 46' E 15.2 feet, N 88º 10' E 78 feet, N 56º 08' E 28 feet, N 20º 48' E 34 feet, N 34º 13' E 78 feet, N 08º 48' E 59 feet, and N 29º E 50 feet; thence leaving Moonshine Creek, S 09º 10' E 335 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 46º 25' W 154.2 feet to an iron pipe on the north margin of Hickory Hills Road (N.C. State Road No. 1548); thence with the north margin of said road S 60º 29' E 31.5 feet to an iron pipe; thence leaving the said road N 46º 25' E 90 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 82º E 113 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 08º E 200 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 82º E 324.4 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 00º 48' W 193 feet to an iron pipe, the Beginning Corner of the land described in Deed Book T-9 at Page 32; thence, continuing with the boundary of the land described in Deed Book T-9 at Page 32, S 85º E 1055.2 feet to an iron pipe the 2nd described corner in Deed Book T-9, page 32 and the southwest corner of the land described in Deed Book S-9 at Page 87; thence with the south line of the land described in Deed Book S-9, page 87, S 85º E 200 feet to an iron pipe the southeast corner of the land in Deed Book S-9 at Page 87 and the southwest corner of the land described in Deed Book B-6 at Page 628; thence S 85º E 374 feet to a 10" white oak the southeast and Beginning Corner of the 2nd Tract described in Deed Book T-9 at Page 32, the same being also located in the west line of Lot No. 27 of the subdivision of the W. T. Potts Estate as shown on a map thereof and recorded in Plat Book No. 1, at page 91; thence, with the west line of the said Lot No. 27 S 16º 30' E 58 feet, more or less, to the center line of N.C. State Road 1546, the southwest corner of the said Lot No. 27 and the northwest corner of Lot No. 28 of the said Subdivision of the W. T. Potts Estate; thence, leaving the centerline of the said State Road No. 1546 in a northeasterly direction 230 feet to a point that is perpendicular to the said State Road No. 1546; thence in a southeasterly direction parallel with and 230 feet north of the centerline of State Road No. 1546 to a point in the centerline of N.C. State Road No. 1545; thence, leaving the centerline of State Road No. 1545, in a straight line and in a southeasterly direction approximately 75 feet, more or less, to the mouth of a small branch entering the north shore line of Mirror Lake (the shore line of Mirror Lake being defined as a contour line 1 foot above the top of the spillway of the dam which impounds Mirror Lake); thence with the meander of the said contour line following the north shore line of Mirror Lake in an easterly direction 2500 feet, more or less, to the mouth of Creek; thence in a straight line crossing Mirror Lake in a southerly direction approximately 170 feet, more or less, to a point, the said point being situated 210 feet north of and perpendicular to the northeast corner of Lot No. 37 of the Laurel Terrace Subdivision as shown on a plat thereof and recorded in Plat Book 1 at Page 134 (the northeast corner of Lot No. 37 being a point in the centerline of a 20' access road); thence in an easterly direction parallel with and 210 feet north of the centerline of the said access road approximately 2,200 feet, more or less, to a point in the centerline of U.S. highway No. 64; thence, leaving the said highway, in a straight line and in a southerly direction approximately 450 feet, more or less, to the northeast corner of the land described in Deed Book B-7 at Page 118, the said corner is the northeast corner of Lot No. 28 and the northwest corner of Lot No. 27 of Greenwood Forest Development (there is no recorded map of this development); thence, with 3 lines of the Greenwood Forest Development, due East 205 feet the northeast corner of Lot No. 27 as described in the deed recorded in Deed Book K-6 at Page 88 and the northwest corner of Lot No. 26 as described in the deed recorded in Deed Book I-6 at Page 472; thence S 75º E 208 feet to the northeast corner of Lot No. 26 and the northwest corner of Lot No. 25 as described in the deed recorded in Deed Book H-6 at Page 182; thence S 59º E 249 feet to the northeast corner of Lot No. 25; thence in a straight line and in an easterly direction approximately 575 feet, more or less, to the southwest corner of the land described in the deed recorded in Deed Book J-11 at Page 92; thence with the boundary lines of the land described in Deed Book J-11 at Page 92 as follows: S 79º E 270 feet, more or less, to the north margin of Gap Road as shown on a plat of Bearpen Mountain Home Development Co., Subdivision No. 1, and recorded in Plat Book No. 1, page 33; thence with the north margin of said road in an easterly direction approximately 200 feet to the southwest corner of Lot No. 95 of the aforesaid Bearpen Mountain Home Development Co., Subdivision No. 1; thence with two lines of Lot No. 95 N 03º E 200 feet to the northwest corner of said lot; thence S 39º 15' E 35 feet to a point in the north line of the said Lot No. 95; thence leaving the boundary line of the said Lot No. 95, in a northeasterly direction parallel with and 230 feet northwest of the centerline of Summit Drive approximately 550 feet, more or less, to a point; thence, continuing in a northeasterly direction, parallel with and 230 feet northwest of the centerline of Cook Road to the northwest corner of the land described in Deed Book O-8 at Page 61 and being also a corner of the land described in Deed Book J-11 at Page 92; thence with the land described in Deed Book J-11 at Page 92 the following three (3) courses and distances:
N 17º 35' E 206.3 feet to an iron pipe; thence
N 10º 04' E 106 feet to an iron pipe; thence, continuing,
N 10º 04' E 210 feet, more or less, to the northeast corner of the land described in Deed Book J-11 at Page 92 and also being a point in the outside boundary of the aforesaid Bearpen Mountain Home Development Co. Subdivision No. 1 lands; thence, with the said boundary N 85º 19' E 150 feet, more or less, to the northwest corner of the land described in Deed Book O-9 at Page 17; thence with the west boundary of the land described in Deed Book O-9 at Page 17 the following 15 courses and distances: S 36º 58' E 113 feet to an iron pipe; S 02º 15' W 103 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 17º 30' E 366.5 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 03º 32' E 174 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 47º 51' W 131 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 47º 09' E 427.5 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 01º 04' E 602 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 02º W 215.5 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 23º 54' W 228.4 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 11º 52' E 177 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 34º 47' W 32 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 02º 52' W 44 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 52º 50' E 51 feet to an iron pipe; thence S 10º 28' E 75 feet to an iron pipe; thence N 86º 38' E 15 feet to an iron pipe the same being also corner No. 17 of the aforementioned Bearpen Mountain Home Development Co. Subdivision No. 1; thence, with the boundary of the same, and as shown on the plat recorded in Plat Book No. 1, page 33, N 82º 28' E 330 to Corner #18; thence, N 85º 29' E 577.5 feet to Corner #19 and being also the northeast corner of the land described in Deed Book J-4 at page 354 and a point in the west boundary of the land described in Deed Book P-5, page 502; thence with the west boundary of the land described in Deed Book P-5, page 502 N 01º 30' W 501.8 feet to an iron pipe, the southwest corner of the land described in Deed Book I-9, page 286; thence with the South boundary of the land described in Deed Book I-9, page 286 due east 1,424 feet to an iron pipe in the center line of Salt Rock Branch, the southeast corner of the land described in Deed Book I-9 page 286 and the extreme south corner of the land described in Deed Book K-9, page 301; thence, with the East boundary of the land described in Deed Book K-9, page 301, N 36º 04' E 2,149 feet to an iron pipe the northeast corner of the land described in Deed Book K-9, page 301 and being also a point in the north boundary of the land described in Deed Book L-5, page 214; thence, with the North boundary of the land described in Deed Book L-5, page 214; S 87º E 3,413 feet to a poplar, U.S. National Forest Land Corner 16 of Tract S-9B; thence, with the boundary lines of the said U.S. National Forest Tract S-9B, S 86º 45' East 26.92 chains Corner 17; thence S 16º 30' W 28.95 chains Corner 18; thence, continuing with said Tract S-9B, N 86º 31' E 1,122 feet to U.S. National Forest Land Corner E-8, of Tract S-11; thence, with the boundary of said Tract S-11, S 46º W 34.16 chains to Corner E-7 which is also Corner 6 of the U.S. National Forest Tract S-1 Ma; thence, with the boundary lines of the said Tract S-1 Ma, the following four (4) courses and distances:
S 89º 02' W 4.78 chains to a point;
N 51º 09' W 7.59 chains to Corner 7;
S 53º 17' W 2.56 chains to Corner 8;
S 06º 32' W 28.10 chains to Corner 9;
N 86º 11' W 4.24 chains to Corner 2 of U.S. National Forest Exchange Tract 538-a; thence with the boundary lines of Tract 538-a, S 45º W 6.75 chains to Corner 3; thence N 73º 13' W 22.65 chains to Corner 1, which is identical to Corner 10 of the aforesaid Tract S-1 Ma and being also Corner 4 of U.S. National Forest Exchange Tract 538; thence with the south boundary of Tract 538 N 67º 40' W 21.16 chains to Corner 1 of Tract 538; thence S 45º 10' W 4.76 chains to Corner 13 of the said Tract S-1 Ma; thence, continuing with the boundary lines of Tract S-1Ma, N 87º 33' W 23.42 chains to Corner 14; thence N 03º 04' E 9.60 chains to Corner 15, which is also the western most corner of the land described in the deed recorded in Deed Book K-7, page 225; thence leaving the U.S. National Forest boundary and running with the boundary of the land described in Deed Book K-7, page 225 the following 3 courses and distances:
S 76º 30' E 1.00 chain;
N 76º 30' E 0.50 chain; and,
N 30º E 0.70 chain to a point in a sharp turn in Horse Cove Road, which is N.C. State Road 1604;
thence, leaving the boundary line of the land described in Deed Book K-7, page 225 and running with the centerline of Horse Cove Road first a northwesterly direction and continuing a westerly direction, then a southwesterly direction and finally a westerly direction a total distance of 3,200 feet more or less to a point at the intersection thereof with the East boundary of the present incorporate Town Limits of the Town of Highlands, NC; thence, with the east boundary of the present incorporate Town Limits of the Town of Highlands, NC, due south approximately 4,150 feet more or less to the present southeast corner of the said Town Limits; thence, with the present south boundary of the present incorporate Town Limits of the Town of Highlands, NC, due west approximately 5,350 feet, more or less, to a point that is situated due east 250 feet from the centerline of N.C. State Highway 28; thence, in a southerly direction parallel with and 250 feet east of the centerline of the said Highway 28 approximately 4,000 feet, more or less to a point that is 250 feet east of and perpendicular to the centerline of N.C. State Highway 28 at its junction with N.C. State Road 1613; thence due west 250 feet to the centerline of N.C. State Highway 28 at the junction thereof with N.C. State Road 1613; thence leaving N.C. State Highway 28 and running with the centerline of N.C. State Road 1613 approximately 2,500 feet, more or less, to a point at the intersection thereof with the boundary line of U.S. National Forest Tract 1-M1 on line between Corners 77 and 78; thence, leaving the centerline of the said road and running with the boundary lines of U.S. National Forest Tract 1-M1, N 52º 32' W 1,650 feet, more or less, to Corner 78; thence, N 09º 05' E 4.06 chains to Corner 79; which is identical to Corner 1 of U.S. National Forest Exchange Tract N-590; thence, with the west boundary of Tract N-590, N 09º 57' W 13.88 chains to the BEGINNING. LESS AND EXCEPT all of the existing playing surfaces (viz, the tees, fairways, greens, roughs practice areas and water hazards) of the Highlands Country Club Golf Course which are located within the following described tract of realty:
BEGINNING at a stake, the Beginning corner of the land described in the deed recorded in Deed Book I-4, page 340, runs thence, S 45º W 527 feet to a stake in the west boundary of State Grant #7999; thence, S 326 feet to a stake; thence S 52º 30' E 511 feet to a 10" black oak; thence, S 40º E 34 feet to an iron pipe in concrete, the 5th and westernmost corner of the land described in Deed Book A-9, page 121; thence with the boundary lines of the land described in Deed Book A-9, page 121 the following 28 courses and distances:
N 40º 53' E 127.4 feet;
S 48º 03' E 249 feet;
N 88º 54' E 97.6 feet;
N 42º 31' E 314 feet;
N 22º 14' E 88.5 feet;
N 08º 40' E 366.4 feet;
S 62º 48' E 30 feet;
N 01º 41' W 105.8 feet;
N 58º 32' W 160 feet;
N 33º 12' E 30.2 feet; thence, continuing,
N 33º 12' E 162.8 feet;
S 08º 22' E 76.2 feet;
S 84º 45' E 30.2 feet;
S 88º 48' E 135.1 feet;
N 18º 10' E 316.6 feet;
N 01º 30' W 224.4 feet;
N 09º 32' E 123.4 feet; thence, continuing,
N 09º 32' E 2.6 feet;
N 75º 41' E 200 feet;
S 79º 35' E 139 feet;
S 78º 05' E 205.9 feet;
S 46º 30' E 117.4 feet;
S 51º E 123.8 feet;
S 63º 04' E 166.7 feet;
S 70º 34' E 161 feet;
S 01º 24' E 1,020.3 feet;
S 33º 52' W 194.7 feet; and,
S 36º 20' W 453.8 feet, which is Corner 93 of U.S. National Forest Tract 1M-1;
thence, with the boundary line of Tract 1M-1, S 42º 12' E 1,292.28 feet to Corner 92; thence S 88º 25' E 660 feet to the southeast corner of the land described in the deed recorded in Deed Book T-4, page 340 and being in line between Corners 92 and 91 of Tract 1M-1; thence, with the boundary lines of the land described in Deed Book T-4, page 340 as follows:
N 2,689 feet;
E 409 feet;
N 30º W 1,220 feet;
E 350 feet;
N 15º W 1,300 feet;
N 80º W 260 feet;
N 09º 30' E 935 feet;
W 105 feet;
N 16º 20' W 358 feet;
N 18º E 625 feet;
N 45º W 693 feet;
N 528 feet;
W 528 feet;
N 44º W 969 feet;
S 48º W 102 feet;
S 54º 30' W 59 feet;
S 48º W 49 feet;
S 67º W 81 feet;
N 50º W 57 feet;
N 65º 30' W 65 feet;
N 84º W 52 feet;
S 77º W 152 feet;
S 84º W 74 feet;
S 08º 30' W 132 feet;
S 14º E 231 feet;
S 38 feet;
S 40º W 165 feet;
S 04º W 180 feet;
S 35º 20' E 95 feet;
S 05º W 145 feet;
N 86º 30' W 83 feet;
S 39º 30' W 116 feet;
S 01º 20' W 97 feet;
S 20º 20' W 73 feet;
S 14º E 45 feet;
S 02º 30' W 410 feet;
S 10º E 290 feet;
S 07º 30' W 180 feet;
S 05º E 235 feet;
S 75º 30' W 260 feet;
S 590 feet;
E 330 feet;
S 297 feet;
W 330 feet;
S 30º E 83 feet;
S 19º E 100 feet;
S 23º 30' W 976 feet;
S 1,440 feet; and,
S 50º W 474 feet to the point of BEGINNING.
Sec. 2. Real and personal property in the territories annexed pursuant to this act are subject to municipal taxes according to the provisions of G.S. 160A-58.10.
Sec. 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 1980.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 4th day of June, 1979.